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PM reviews irrigation projects of Balochistan

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PM Anwaar Attending Meeting in Balochistan

QUETTA, Aug 26 (APP): Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar here on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the pace of progress on the irrigation and water supply projects of Balochistan.

During the meeting, he said despite the economic difficulties of the country, all assistance would be provided for the completion of these projects.

The meeting was briefed on ongoing projects of irrigation in Balochistan including the Kachhi Canal, Pat Feeder Canal, Awaran Dam, Gashkor Dam and Winder Dam.

The prime minister said Balochistan had huge potential for agriculture but complete advantage was not taken from it.
He said issues related to the provision of clean drinking water should be resolved on a priority basis.

He said inter-provincial concerns regarding irrigation would be removed so that the country could make progress speedily and the federation could get strong.

He directed the relevant authorities to complete the projects in the stipulated time.

The caretaker federal ministers Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti, Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Sami Saeed, Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Ali Mardan Domki, and provincial ministers and officials attended the meeting.

CM apologies for inconvenience caused during VVIP movement

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QUETTA, Aug 26 (APP): Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki apologized to the citizens for the inconvenience caused by the road closure during the VVIP movement yesterday.

“During the VVIP movement, the road should be closed for a minimum period of time,” he said in a statement issued here on Saturday..

The chief minister underlined the need for adopting such a strategy so that neither the security can be affected nor the people can face difficulties.

 

Caretaker CM Balochistan takes notice of highway closure

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QUETTA, Aug 26 (APP): Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan Ali Mardan Domki on Saturday took notice of the closure of Quetta-Karachi highway at Mastung.

The Chief Minister directed the Deputy Commissioner Mastung to immediately open the highway through negotiations with the protestors.

Passengers are facing difficulties due to the closure of the highway, he said directing that the protestors should be persuaded to end the protest by making them aware of the difficulties of the passengers.

Protest is not a solution to any problem, rather it hurts people, he maintained.

 

ICCI calls for revisiting PPAs with IPPs to save businesses

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (APP): Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that the root cause of the surging circular debt and rising power tariffs was the power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed with the International Power Producers (IPPs). He called upon the government to revisit PPAs with IPPs to pay them in local currency, said a press release issued here on Saturday.

Talking to media at the Chambers House, the President ICCI said that IPPs were earning huge profits in dollars, but the businesses were badly suffering due to exorbitant power tariffs and the rising cost of doing business.
He stressed that the government should change the basic tariff of IPPs in PKR instead of US dollars as this change would save billions of rupees of the national exchequer and provide electricity at affordable cost to the businesses making our export competitive in the international market. Similarly, the profits to the IPPs should also be paid in local currency instead of US dollars, he said.

Faad Waheed, Senior Vice President ICCI said that around 47 IPPs were working in Pakistan’s power sector and they had already earned huge profits as compared to their capital investment. As per Power Policy 1994, 16 IPPs had invested around Rs.60 billion and earned over Rs.400 billion, which shows their huge profits in Pakistan, he said.

He said that PPAs in Pakistan had made energy cost highest in the region and stressed that to save the industry, the government should renegotiate PPAs with IPPs in the best national interest.

Zafar Bakhtawari, former President ICCI and Secretary General UBG said that due to the significant depreciation of rupee, the import of industrial raw materials had become very expensive which was pushing up the production cost.

He stressed that the government should take urgent measures to stabilize the value of rupee in order to save the industry from further troubles.

He said that instead of hiking the power tariffs, the government should focus on controlling the transmission and distribution losses and power theft besides improving the performance of power companies to save the consumers from further burden.

FIA recovers huge quantity of foreign currency, nabs three accused

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PESHAWAR, Aug 26 (APP):FIA Commercial Banking Circle Peshawar on Saturday arrested three suspects involved in the illegal exchange of money (hundi) and confiscated huge amount of foreign
On the direction of Deputy Director Afzal Niazi accused Izzatullah was arrested from Torkhum having 51,000  Qatari riyals and 49,000 Saudi riyals.
The arrest of the accused took place as a result of effective coordination between FIA Commercial Banking Circle Peshawar and FIA Immigration Torkhum.
In another operation, an accused Muhammad Mujahid was arrested from Nishtarabad area having 2800 US dollars, 1600 New Zealand dollars and 27,000 Pakistani rupees.
In a third operation, Shafiullah was arrested from Gambit, District Dir having 368000 Pakistani rupees.
The accused could not satisfy the valid reason of holding the recovered currency.
A number of receipts related to Hundi reference were also recovered from them.
FIA registered cases  against the accused under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and started investigation.

Two member gang involved in street crime arrested

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RAWALPINDI, Aug 26 (APP):Police have arrested two members gang involved in street crimes and also recovered stolen goods from their possession during a crackdown in the jurisdiction of Kalar Syedan here on Saturday.
Police have also recovered weapons used in the crimes.
According to a police spokesman, Kalar Syedan Police held a two-member gang involved in street crime who were identified as Hanif and Taimoor.
The accused have been shifted to jail for an identification parade and more revelations were expected.
SP Saddar Muhammad Nabil Khokar appreciated the performance of the police team and said that the accused who deprive the citizens of their valuables cannot escape from the grip of the law.

Minor boy killed beneath water tank

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FAISALABAD, Aug 26 (APP):A minor boy was killed beneath an overturned water tank in the area of Ghulam Muhammad Abad police station.
Rescue 1122 spokesman said here on Saturday that a tractor pulling a water tank met an accident, and the tank turned turtle on a minor boy in Jameel Abad.
As a result, 7-year-old Ibrahim Zulfiqar received serious injuries and died on-the-spot. The body was later on handed over to his relatives for burial, he added.

IGP gives cash awards to 40 instructors

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LAHORE, Aug 26 (APP):Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar gave away cash awards and certificates of appreciation to 40 instructors at a ceremony, held at the Central Police Office, here on Saturday.
The instructors and police officers from Police Training College Chung Lahore, Training College Sihala Rawalpindi, Police Training School Farooqabad and Multan participated in the event.
Addressing the instructors, the IGP said the training curriculum of the police force had been upgraded according to modern requirements, similarly the training steps and performance evaluation mechanisms of the force had also  been digitalised.
Additional IG Training Tariq Rustam Chohan, DIG Headquarters Humayun Bashir Tarar, AIG Training Faisal Mukhtar and AIG Discipline Ahsan Saifullah participated in the event.

IGP visits 1787 Complaint Centre

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LAHORE, Aug 26 (APP):Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar paid a surprise visit to 1787 Complaint Centre at Central Police Office here on Saturday and checked the grievance redress process.
He listened to complainants and issued orders on the spot. On an application, received from Hafizabad, the DPO was ordered to take immediate action under personal supervision.
The IG Punjab asked all supervisory officers to take immediate action on the complaints sent through 1787 and provide all possible relief to citizens.
He said that the complaints received through call, SMS, e-mail and other sources should be resolved promptly as per the prescribed timeline and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
AIG Complaints Ahmed Mohiuddin briefed the IGP about 1787 dashboard and complaints received from different regions.

Saudi Arabia to teach two Chinese classes weekly in secondary schools

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BEIJING, Aug 26 (APP): The education authorities in Saudi Arabia have reportedly instructed all public and private secondary schools to teach two Chinese language classes each week.
Experts said that it will have “significant implications” in providing students with opportunities to learn Chinese and experience diverse culture. It also shows the two countries’ increasing communication and cooperation in the field of education.

The fourth period of every Sunday and Monday shall be assigned for teaching Chinese, the Saudi Gazette reported.

This is “positive” news for Chinese language education developing in Saudi Arabia, as the schools have welcomed more than 7 million students in the new semester, Chen Ming, a professor who teaches Chinese at King Saud University, told the Global Times.

More than 7 million students across Saudi Arabia returned to schools and universities on August 20, the first day of the new academic year, according to media reports.

The teaching plan has “significant implications” and is also another “major initiative” since Saudi Arabia agreed to include the Chinese language in the curriculum for Saudi schools and universities in 2019, Li Bowen, Chinese language teacher at the King Abdulaziz University and deputy director of the Chinese Proficiency Test Center in Riyadh, told the Global Times.

In 2019, the two countries agreed to include the Chinese language in the curriculum at all stages of education in schools and universities in Saudi Arabia, a move to enhance the students’ cultural diversity.
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